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About Handa Village

Handa is a mid sized village in Moonak tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 542 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Handa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handa village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Moonak
Pincode 148033
Area (hectares) 435 hectares
Population 1,058
Male Population 542
Female Population 516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Handa compares

By the 2011 count Handa is the 37th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,218 residents. Its 435 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Handa

Handa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Handa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Handa from other places

Handa lies about 53 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Himmatpura, about 2.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Handa
Nearest railway station Himmatpura 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Moonak 6.6 km
Nearest town Tohāna 7.9 km
District headquarters Sangrur 53 km

Villages closest to Handa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Moonak tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Handa

As per the Census of India 2011, Handa village had a population of 1,058. That makes it the 37th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,218 residents.

Handa village has 542 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handa has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Handa is 148033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Handa covers 435 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Handa falls under Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Handa is Himmatpura, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Handa.

Handa is about 53 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Handa is in Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district. Himmatpura is about 2.8 km away. Moonak is about 6.6 km away. Tohāna is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kudni (under 2 km), Rampura Gujran (3.3 km) and Karail (3.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Handa today is likely to be higher.

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